The Art of Translation with Patty Crane A Reading and Discussion of "Bright Scythe: Selected Poems by Tomas Transtromer
2016-09-24 04:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | MA
Introduced by Sandisfield poet Hannah Fries, Patty Crane reads from and discusses Bright Scythe, her acclaimed translation of the poetry of Nobel Prize winner Tomas Tranströmer. In addition to reading from the book, Crane will talk with Fries about Tranströmer’s life and work, Crane’s relationship with the Tranströmers during her time living in Sweden, and her translation process. Reviewing this handsome bilingual edition in the New York Times Book Review, Craig Morgan Teicher wrote, “To my ear, Crane has so far made the best English version of Transtromer because of these small choices. She actually worked with the poet and his wife, as she describes in a moving afterword; perhaps that has much to do with her sensitivity.”

Poet and translator Patty Crane lives in the Berkshires. Her award-winning poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and her translations of Tomas Tranströmer’s poetry have appeared in American Poetry Review, Blackbird, New Ohio Review, Poetry Daily, Poetry East, and Smartish Pace. She spent three years living in the Stockholm area of Sweden, where she worked closely with Tranströmer and his wife, Monica.
A reception and book signing will follow.
Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Cancelled--An Evening with Award-Winning Filmmaker Anjali Sundaram
2016-09-17 04:00 - 13:00
This event has been cancelled.
NEW Program – Film Series
Film screening and discussion with Anjali Sundaram.
Award winning filmmaker Anjali Sundaram will treat us to her vision of the intersections of culture, identity and globalization within frameworks of memory, autobiography, imagined futures and pseudo-science through her films. A lecture and discussion about her innovative work will follow the screening of the short films, Everything But Time, Testimonies & Evidence, and Canada. The evening promises to be exciting and fun because it will allow us to see ourselves and our world through the eyes of this innovative filmmaker.
Anjali Sundaram is a media artist, cinematographer and Assistant Professor in Film Studies at Simon’s Rock College. Her work is preoccupied with creating spaces which transcend traditional categories of fiction and non-fiction. She uses narrative, stop-motion animation, installation and mock-documentary; to explore intersections of culture, identity and globalization within frameworks of memory, autobiography, imagined futures and pseudo-science. Sundaram’s recent multimedia collaborations with the collective I, Daughter of Kong have appeared at The Lab and Southern Exposure in San Francisco, Swing Space in New York, Co-Lab in Austin and Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic in Zagreb, Croatia. Her film work has screened at microcinemas and film festivals nationally and abroad. She has received awards from the Princess Grace Foundation and the Robin Eickman Foundation and is currently writing a feature film about the South Asian community in Silicon Valley.

BNRC Clam River Lecture and Hike
2016-09-17 04:00 - 13:00
Join staff of the Berkshire Natural Resources Council for a tour of their Clam River Reserve. Topics of discussion during the tour will include today’s plant and animal communities and the influence that Sandisfield’s human history has on the composition of those communities. We will gather at the Arts Center for a brief talk augmented by historical photos of Sandisfield and items from BNRC’s “gory box”, a box of skulls, antlers, and other animal parts. From the Arts Center, we will carpool to the start of the newly completed Clam River trail. Highlights include a well preserved 18th century foundation, the beautiful hemlock-hardwood forest bordering the Clam River, the River itself, and the ruins of an 18th century mill.
Bring a sandwich and something to drink. We can enjoy lunch on the trail or at the Arts Center when we get back. The hike will take about 2 1/2 hours. Length: 2.0 miles on hiking trail and road (terrain is variable (sometimes steep) but footing is very good).
NB: Rain date October 15

Evening of 20th Century Song
2016-09-09 04:00 - 13:00
From a stroll down Tin Pan Alley to a “Walk in the Woods”, an evening of 20th century songs will feature the variety that is the American songbook–ballads, jazz, and popular music sung by the beautiful voices of Laura Danehower Whyte (soprano), Linda Mironti (soprano), Brian De Lorenzo (tenor).
The evening of song includes a dessert interlude with prosecco.
Laura Danehower Whyte, soprano, made her Carnegie Hall debut as a soloist in Beethoven’s Chorale Fantasy with the Collegiate Chorale and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. She appeared with them again as Una Dama in Verdi’s Macbeth, for which the New York Times hailed her as “a strong Lady”. Other highlights include the roles of Mimì in La Bohème, Marguerite in Faust both with the Yale Opera, and Magda in Puccini’s La Rondine, Adele in Il Pirata, and Zerlina in Don Giovanni, all at Caramoor. She sang Josephine in HMS Pinafore with the Virginia Opera, and Micaela in Carmen with the Opera Theater of Connecticut. Laura has appeared with various orchestras and festivals including the Caramoor Festival, the Bard Festival, the Eerie Philharmonic, The Branford Symphony, Danbury Symphony, Greenwich Symphony, Greenwich Pops, and New Haven Chorale. A winner of the Metropolitan Opera Council Awards, she received her Masters Degree from Yale University. She can be heard on the Newport Classics label as Iseut in Frank Martin’s Le Vin Herbé., a recording which received editor’s choice by Opera News. She teaches voice and lives gratefully with her beautiful family in the Berkshires.
Soprano Linda Mironti’s public singing career began in high school when she sang the national anthem every Friday night at the high school football games. After 2 years majoring in music at Onondaga Community College she set off to Manhattan to try her hand at Broadway and the music scene.
After moving to NYC she sharpened and honed her talents by doing the “New York singer/actor/waitress life she took classes at AMDA (American Music and Drama Academy), private singing and acting classes along with going on many auditions.
In the late 80’s Linda was invited to go to Italy for a month to sing, and she stayed for 10 years. She sang on Italian Television (RAI) as an American Female vocalist singing Italian songs in English for 2 seasons and other TV appearances.
She recorded 2 albums that are still sold throughout Europe and toured with Edwardo DeCrescenzo, Nana Vasconselos and Donatella Retore and others as well as her own tours in cities and venues from Milan to Sicily where she performed mostly Blues, Jazz and Rhythm & Blues and original pop material she wrote for herself and other artists.
She recorded and co-wrote the soundtrack for an Italian major motion picture “18 in a Week”
Linda also worked dubbing Warner Bros. cartoons for Italian TV and gave voice lessons to expats living in Rome.
In 1991 Linda returned to the US, and worked as female vocalist for Phil Philips Entertainment as well as party bands and worked with percussionist Robin Lobe in many Latin club appearances as well as in Cabaret venues in NYC.
Linda has been performing her one woman shows all across the US including NY, PA, NJ FL and MA to much acclaim, “she has found a sweet mix of story and song that includes a disarming candor which, when married to an old-fashioned glamorous voice, makes for a wonderful cabaret experience.”—Val Coleman, Sandisfield Times.
Brian De Lorenzo
Brian De Lorenzo, tenor, professional actor, singer, recording artist, and Talent America’s 2001 “Performer of the Year” has performed at clubs in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Provincetown, and on cruise ships in Alaska and the Mediterranean. He has also sung at the Mabel Mercer Foundation’s New York and Chicago Cabaret Conventions and three Boston Cabaret Festivals. Brian’s CD Found Treasures was nominated for the 2000 “Recording of the Year” Award by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC). Brian is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), SAG-AFTRA, and StageSource.
Michael Rheault-pianist
Michael Rheault works locally and in New York City as a pianist and composer. He is currently a piano instructor and accompanist at Springfield College and Director of Music at St. Gabriel Church in Windsor, CT. He has music directed scores of shows at area colleges and local theater groups. As a composer, his newest musical, Fabulous!, ran Off-Broadway at the Times Square Arts Center last year and will soon be published and licensed through Steele Spring Stage Rights. Additional works include The Birth (A Christmas Musical), the chamber musical Neurotica, incidental music for David Mamet’s The Water Engine, and original music for the award-winning documentary Names from Home, broadcast on WGBY and PBS. He has received a MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets) award nomination for American Cabaret, European Roots, and a Just Plain Folks Award (1st runner up) for The Birth (JPF is the world’s largest independent music awards). Michael lives and teaches private piano in Springfield.
Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Gallery of Artists Michelle Arnot
2016-09-03 04:00 - 13:00
In the Gallery Sept 3-25: Shodou: Traveling Along the Long Path of Writing Japanese Calligraphy
Opening Reception : 3rd Sep 2016 02:00 PM
Date of Show : 3rd Sep 2016 – 26th Sep 2016
The opening reception for the exhibit is Saturday, Sept 3 from 2-4PM
The ancient art of Japanese calligraphy (shodou) originated from Chinese characters (kanji) and incorporates the Japanese syllabary (hiragana). It is a form of meditation that requires ‘the four treasures’ –a brush, ink, inkstone and paper. While living in Tokyo with her family, long time Sandisfield home owner Michelle Arnot began her study of the art form. Three years ago she enrolled in Nihon Shuji, the Japanese Calligraphy Society with overseas chapters, under the tutelage of Seikou Sensei. Members of the school receive monthly assignments that are sent to Tokyo for grading using the martial arts ‘dojo’ system. In 2016 Arnot achieved the first ‘dan’ (master) level of eight in kanji and invites her neighbors to witness the many steps she has taken along her long climb.
Gallery hours are 2-5 on Saturdays, 1-4 on Sundays, and by appointment with the artist.

Eric Martin and Karen Axelrod
2016-08-27 04:00 - 13:00
Eric Martin (violin, viola, voice) and Karen Axelrod (piano, accordion) are a dynamic duo who love to bring the vibrancy of traditional dance music and song to the concert stage. Listeners can expect to be swept away on a musical journey to various lands including Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Germany, Argentina, Quebec, Appalachia, and New England. Eric and Karen are well-respected traditional dance musicians and have performed across the United States, Canada, and overseas, primarily playing for English country and contra dance events as well as at camps and festivals. Their interpretations of traditional music are contemporary, powerful, whimsical, and always heartfelt.
Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

From Madness to Music: Documentary and Discussion
2016-08-13 04:00 - 13:00
From Madness To Music is a documentary short produced by Music in Common (MiC) and Beansprout Productions in association with the Pumpkin Foundation. The film follows the progression of Music in Common’s roots as a backyard music jam honoring the life of slain journalist Daniel Pearl to its current work as a non-profit organization engaging youth of different faiths and cultures in music and multimedia collaborations around the world.
The film illustrates the power of music to bring people, in particular young people and those living in conflict regions, together on common ground, where dialogue and deeper understanding can lead to a change in attitudes and expectations. Through the voices and experiences of participants, the film explores the perceptions and challenges facing youth in conflicted communities in the U.S., Israel, and Palestine.
The 23-minute screening will be followed by a discussion and Q&A with filmmaker Lynnette Najimy and a reception.
The social and geographic landscapes change dramatically from Massachusetts to Israel, but the power of collaboration through music cannot hide from the lens. Interviews with participants and with program leaders as well as a soundtrack of moving student-produced songs lead the film to its affirmation that music provides a strong foundation to build connections that can lead to positive change.
The film’s release is a poignant and timely response to the world’s imminent need for change and healing during heightened tensions between faiths and cultures. It is the organization’s goal to raise awareness of the powerful efforts being made to foster peace between the people of the world.
We invite the audience to join Lynnette for a reception with refreshments after the screening and discussion.

Gallery of Artists Joe Baker
2016-08-06 04:00 - 13:00
In the Gallery Joe Baker: Paintings and Pastels

Opening Reception : 6th Aug 2016 02:00 PM
Date of Show : 6th Aug 2016 – 28th Aug 2016

Primarily a plein air landscape painter, Joe Baker works in oils and pastels with occasional pieces in watercolor, acrylics, conte, charcoal, as well as sculpture. Recent paintings exhibited include subjects from the Berkshires and other sections of New England, the Adirondacks, Wyoming, Montana, and Arizona. He teaches pastels at IS183, Art School of the Berkshires in Stockbridge, MA.
Joe Baker has active memberships in: The Pastel Society of America (PSA), the Connecticut Pastel Society (CPS)–he is a Signature Member–and the Housatonic Valley Art League (HVAL).
The cover of the 2016 Sandisfifeld Arts Center program features one of Joe’s pastels, “Spruce Meadow”.

Triple Play with Chris Brubeck and Joel Brown
2016-07-23 04:00 - 13:00
Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play returns to the Sandisfield Arts Center to play their unique blend of blues, jazz, folk and funk. Featuring Chris Brubeck on piano, bass and trombone, Joel Brown on guitar, and Peter Madcat Ruth on harmonica, jaw harp, and ukulele. All three musicians sing as well, and toured and recorded with their good friends Bill Crofut and Ben Luxon.
“Triple Play was rollicking good fun. . . led by bassist, trombonist and pianist Chris Brubeck, the trio stole the show with its flair and virtuosity.”—Mark Swed, LA Times
Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

After the Fall: The Conservation of Tullio Lombardo's
2016-07-16 04:00 - 13:00
A presentation by George Wheeler Ph.D., the director of conservation, Columbia University; research scholar, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Less than an hour after the Metropolitan Museum of Art closed on the Sunday evening of October 6, 2002, the wooden base supporting Tullio Lombardo’s marble sculpture of Adam collasped – shattering the sculpture and sending 28 large fragments and hundreds of smaller ones across the gallery floor. After mapping and collecting the fragments, a long journey of research and discovery ensued that resulted in a new body of knowledge for the conservation of marble sculpture and a tour-de-force reconstruction of Lombardo’s 1495 figure.
The presentation will show how the team of scientists, conservators, and curators developed that knew knowledge and put it into practice.

Gallery of Artists Carol Kiendl
2016-07-09 04:00 - 13:00
In the Gallery: Carol Kiendl–Line, Shape, Color

Opening Reception : 9th Jul 2016 02:00 PM
Date of Show : 9th Jul 2016 – 31st Jul 2016

The opening reception is July 9 from 2-4.
Artist Statement
A number of years ago I became tired of deciding “what am I going to paint today?” I decided the most engaging part of making art is the tactile experience of using art materials to create work that meets the formal considerations of painting such as line, shape, composition, color usage, depth of field and eye movement. I also decided to explore one element of painting – the brush stroke, to see how much could I get one brush stroke to say.
I have now moved on to the drawn line as a beginning point. Lines that are drawn with a black pastel pencil whose inherent properties allows for greater variation. These lines are doodles that come from precocious thoughts. I keep listening to them and following where they lead me. I work to not let conscious idealization enter, while keeping all my formal knowledge of art-making prominent. This mimics an established art therapy approach call “Scribble Technique” where clients close their eyes and just draw on a piece of paper. Then you have them see imagery in the scribble they produce. This taps into precociousness, as do my beginning drawn lines. When my paintings are complete the viewer projects their own precociousness onto the painting, allowing for many interpretations.

I use many different materials that are all water soluble and just make them work together. I work on paper made by Arch that is designed for use with oil paints, that has been adhered to a stretched canvas. I work in a tight series that are all 3 feet by 4 feet and have a vertical orientation. This keeps my focus on what the materials are telling me. I hope you enjoy the experience of looking at my work.

Inside Jacob’s Pillow and the World of Dance with Anna-Marie Holmes accompanied by Ramona Pansegrau
2016-06-19 04:00 - 13:00
A special presentation giving an inside view of the world of dance through the life of Anna-Marie Holmes from a young girl to a Prima Ballerina, with Holmes’ insights on what directors look for in young dancers today. She will bring two dancers from the Jacob’s Pillow Ballet programs to demonstrate a ballet warm-up. With the help of Kansas City Ballet Music Director Ramona Pansegrau, she will also show how important music is to dance. Bring your questions and learn the secrets of ballet – and our own Jacob’s Pillow – from the masters.
Program introduced by Sandisfield resident Kit Gill.
Dance and student class groups of 3 or more may purchase tickets at the special discount of $5 per person (children’s price).
Artistic director, choreographer, master teacher, and celebrated ballerina, Anna-Marie Holmes is an internationally acclaimed dance luminary. Her stagings of Russian ballet classics are in the repertoires of leading ballet companies worldwide, and she is a master coach of principals and soloists in companies such as American Ballet Theatre and English National Ballet. Holmes is a recipient of the prestigious Dance Magazine Award and an Emmy Award for her staging of Le Corsaire for American Ballet Theatre’s PBS Great Performances. A guest artist at Jacob’s Pillow in 1968 and 1969, this is Holmes’s 16th season as Ballet Program Director.
Kansas City Ballet Music Director Ramona Pansegrau comes to Kansas City via the Boston and Tulsa ballet companies, where she held the positions of principal pianist, solo pianist, music director, and conductor respectively. Pansegrau was on the faculty at Aspen/Snowmass Dance Festival for 11 years, served on the faculty and as music director of seven International Ballet Competitions, and taught at the Boston Conservatory. She has been called one of the best ballet pianists in the world. Robert Joffrey said of her ballet class, “The perfect music for every combination.”
Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Our Town by Thorton Wilder performed by The Sandisfield Players
2016-06-18 04:00 - 13:00
The Sandisfield Players present a new production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” in preparation for their visit to the The Minack, in Cornwall, England. In late June they will be giving 7 performances of this iconic American play at the famous open air theater.
Directed by Ben Luxon with a cast of players from Sandisfield and neighboring towns
Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

An Appreciation of Poetry with Val Coleman
2016-06-11 04:00 - 13:00
Join Sandisfield poet and scholar Val Coleman for a lively tour through the history of poetry as it has evolved along with our human species, from the development of the hyoid bone (enabling speech and song) to the ancient epic of Gilgamesh and ending somewhere in the weeds of rap. Along the way, you’ll meet the likes of Shelley and Dickinson, TS Eliot and Jeffers, George Herbert and Amiri Baraka. We’ll even talk about metrics and rhyme and we’ll hear the echo of poetry in the affairs of history.

The Music of George Shearing and Beyond, with the James Argiro Quintet
2016-06-04 04:00 - 13:00
This special concert includes note-for-note transcriptions recreating such famous George Shearing Quintet’s signature jazz arrangements as “September In The Rain,” “Lullaby of Birdland,” “I’ll Remember April,” and more. Our historic hall will reverberate as the Quintet plays new arrangements in the Shearing style, adventurous jazz pieces, and presents anecdotes and historical musical notes about the legendary group. The Argiro Quintet members are James Argiro, piano; Rich Goldstein, guitar; Mario DeCiutiis, vibraphone; Jason Schwartz, bass; Clark Seibold, drums; and vocalist, Andrea Niki.
Collectively, the extensive list of renowned jazz artists with which members have performed includes: Mulgrew Miller, Eddie Henderson, Joe Wilder, Branford Marsalis, Anthony Braxton, Houston Person, Mel Torme, Marlena Shaw, Ernie Andrews, Lionel Hampton, “Cat” Anderson, Red Rodney, Ernie Watts, Jeff Hamilton, Shelly Manne and Louis Bellson. These collective musical experiences find their expression in the group’s strong identity, where a playful interaction is always present. The Argiro Quintet and their original music are also an integral part of the movie, Chasing Rainbows, starring Swedish actress, Kristi Torhaug. Released in 2015, it has won many awards including The Global Music Award’s Bronze Medal for the musical score, created by Argiro and author, Robert Fritz.
Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Gallery of Artists Trevor Hunter
2016-06-04 04:00 - 13:00
In the Gallery: Paintings by Trevor Hunter
Opening Reception : 4th Jun 2016 02:00 PM
Date of Show : 4th Jun 2016 – 26th Jun 2016

Artist Trevor Hunter will be featured In the Gallery from June 4-26 at the Sandisfield Arts Center with an Opening Reception on Saturday, June 4, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Hunter’s works are primarily in acrylic, oil, and ink on canvas and have been shown in galleries in South Hampton, Sag Harbor, and Gracie Mansion. He attended FIT and New York University and currently lives in the Hudson River Valley near Bard College.

Spring Dinner and Benefit Auction
2016-05-21 04:00 - 13:00
Against all odds, the Arts Center (“a gem in the woods”) offers a wealth of performances, art exhibits, and education programs that enliven the spirit and enrich the lives of young and old alike. If you were there last year, you know what a fun and entertaining evening it was, if you’ve never been, then make this year your first. The evening begins with cocktails at 6, followed by a three-course dinner, wine, and a lively auction of goods and services at prices you won’t find anywhere else. Mary Anne Grammer and Linda Mironti will be on stage wielding the auctioneers’ gavel.
Advance ticket purchase is required and can be ordered here through May 17th.

Sandisfield’s Historically Significant Homes
2016-05-21 04:00 - 13:00
Local historian Ronald Bernard, and consultant to the Sandisfield Historical Commission, Bonnie Parsons, will review with interested homeowners and others the results of the recently completed official survey of the town’s architecturally and historically significant assets. Some one hundred surviving antique houses and buildings were surveyed and submitted to the Massachusetts Historical Commission. That body will certify which properties are eligible for consideration for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It is estimated that at least 75 properties will qualify for the Register, including about 15 on an individual basis, and the rest as part of honorary historical districts.)

Writing Out Loud: A Performance-Based Revision Workshop presented by the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers
2016-05-07 04:00 - 13:00
Join local authors/storytellers Courtney Maum and Hallie Goodman for a dynamic performance-based workshop where live reading is used as a revision tool. Reading work out loud is a stupendous way to identify the trouble spots in a piece of writing. With the creative input of other participants, Courtney and Hallie will help fiction and non-fiction writers understand where the work shines and where it can be tightened. Along with an open mind, participants are asked to bring one page of writing they are prepared to read out loud and workshop in a group.
Courtney Maum is the author of the acclaimed debut novel “I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You,” from Simon & Schuster and the humor columnist behind Electric Literature’s satirical “Celebrity Book Review.” A frequent performer at storytelling series, she also co-writes films with her husband—their first feature, “Bob and the Trees” debuted at Sundance and their short film, “Rice and Meat” won the Audi Talent Award at Cannes. Courtney has been, among other things, a corporate namer, a trend forecaster, and a party promoter for Corona Extra in Paris, France.
Hallie Goodman’s writing has appeared in many publications including Paper Magazine, Self Magazine, Redbook Magazine, The Knot Magazine and Chronogram. She’s penned popular blogs for MSN.com, FitnessMagazine.com and YahooShine.com, among others. Hallie has also performed at New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, The PIT and Comix. She is currently working on her MFA in Creative Nonfiction at Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Poetry Opens the Doors: The Poetry of Spring
2016-04-30 04:00 - 13:00
Join us for a poetry reading with music and a reception celebrating the opening of the Arts Center’s 2016 season and the beginning of spring. Poets: Hannah Fries, Zack Finch, Emily Pulfer-Terino, Hilde Weisert. Poets will read their own poems as well as classic poems of spring.
The afternoon includes two Sandisfield poets, Hannah Fries, author of the poetry collection Little Terrarium, upcoming from Hedgerow Books later this year, and Hilde Weisert, whose collection The Scheme of Things from David Robert Books was launched at an Arts Center reading in September 2015. Zach Finch is on the faculty of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. His poetry and critical essays have appeared widely. His 2013 chapbook collaboration with painter Enrico Riley, Chiasmus, was published by Fourth & Verse Press, and Ten Ounces, an artist’s book, was produced in collaboration with artist Melanie Mowinksi in 2015. Emily Pulfer-Terino’s work has appeared in Tupelo Quarterly, Hunger Mountain, The Southeast Review, Poetry Northwest, Stone Canoe, The Louisville Review, Juked, and other journals and anthologies. She is the author of the poetry chapbook Stays The Heart,from Finishing Line Press.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

2016 Season Opening Celebration! FREE!
2016-04-30 04:00 - 13:00
Special guest Rep Smitty Pignatelli will be on hand to proclaim the opening of the Arts Center 2016 Season! Join us at 3:30 outside the Arts Center for refreshments, cookies, and balloons to celebrate the opening of our 21st season. Hear Rep Pignatelli read the official opening Proclamation and renowned bagpiper Nancy Tunnicliffe pipe us into Spring and into poetry. Then if you’re so inclined, stay for the 4:00 PM Poetry Opens the Doors: A Celebration of Spring event upstairs. See https://sandisfieldartscenter.org/box-office/poetry-opens-the-doors:–the-poetry-of-spring for details.

Nick Hawvermale Photos that bring the wild into a closer view
2016-04-30 04:00 - 13:00
Opening Reception : 30th Apr 2016 02:00 PM
Date of Show : 30th Apr 2016 – 30th Nov -0001
Artist Statement
Born and raised in rural Connecticut I was always out in the woods and in nature. I always appreciated the natural world, but never had a way to express my love for nature and the things we pass by on any given day until after graduating from college and getting my first camera. Once I had a camera I was able to capture the little things that most people don’t always see while walking down the street or walking through a garden. I began to find that the natural world I always appreciated had a lot more to offer than I had thought. The camera opened my eyes to more than I had seen before.
With my Nikon D7200 camera body and a variety of lenses including a Nikon 105mm f/2.8 for macro and a Sigma 50-500mm f/5-6.3 for birds I’ve become the hunter hunting for beautiful photos.

HANSEL & GRETEL by the Brothers Grimm
2015-12-12 03:00 - 12:00
To celebrate the holiday season the Sandisfield Players and children from Sandisfield and neighboring towns will bring you this beloved fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. The production is directed by Ben Luxon, and is staged with music, dance, and scenery. Young and old alike will be spellbound watching the performers bring this story to life.

Admission for children age 5 and under is free.

Join the cast after party for ginger cookies and cider.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Gallery of Artists Children's Art Show
2015-12-12 03:00 - 12:00
Opening Reception : 12th Dec 2015 02:00 PM
Date of Show : 12th Dec 2015 – 30th Nov -0001

In conjunction with this original theatrical production of Hansel and Gretel, students from the Farmington River School, under the guidance of Art Teacher Laura Catullo, will exhibit art work with the fairy tale as their inspiration. The collaboration of Farmington River School teachers Laura Catullo and Kim Chirichella make this exhibit possible.

Simon Winchester on his new book
2015-11-28 03:00 - 12:00
Simon will describe the writing of his new, celebrated book, Pacific.
“We live a very long way from the shores of the Pacific Ocean – a sea so immeasurably vast it could swallow all the continents and have room to spare. But our distance from it should not cloud our realization that this is the ocean around which all our futures will now play out – for it is where mankind’s relentless westward spread across the globe has come full circle, and that across the Date Line is where west and east finally, truly meet. The modern Pacific offers a tableau of awesome variety – atom bombs and coral reefs, surfboards and submarines, Apple and Sony, ukuleles and didgeridoos, North Korea and Chile, Polynesians and Ainu, icebergs and cyclones and blue-washed strands of limitless leaning palm trees. But its sheer beauty is deceiving. For this is also where the world’s two great superpowers will now face each other down, where America and China will test their mutual ambitions to lead tomorrow’s world into its Pacific future, a reality which will all of a sudden make this faraway ocean seem very near, a body of water with which all of us should become familiar and fully aware.”

Simon discusses the development of Pacific, his latest celebrated book
2015-11-28 03:00 - 12:00
“We live a very long way from the shores of the Pacific Ocean–a sea so immeasurably vast it could swallow all the continents and have room to spare. But our distance from it should not cloud our realization that this is the ocean around which all our futures will play out–for it is where mankind’s relentless westward spread across the globe has come full circle, and that across the Date Line is where west and east finally truly meet. The modern Pacific offers a tableau of awesome variety–atom bombs and coral reefs, surfboards and submarines, Apple and Sony, ukuleles and didgeridoos, North Korea and Chile, Polynesians and Ainu, icebergs and cyclones and blue-washed strands of limitless leaning palm trees. But its sheer beauty is deceiving. For this is also where the world’s two superpowers will now face each other down, where America and China will test their mutual ambitions to lead tomorrow’s world into its Pacific future, a reality which will all of a sudden make a faraway ocean seem very near, a body of water with which all of us should beome familiar and fully aware.”
A book signing will follow.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

The Development of Jewish Art Music—Paul Green
2015-11-21 03:00 - 12:00
Classical, Jazz, and Klezmer clarinetist Paul Green will trace the development of Jewish Art Music from biblical times to the present day, and describe what makes music “Jewish.” Historical events, such as the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, will be discussed insofar as they have affected and influenced Jewish music. The lecture/performance will include examples of Jewish renaissance music, classical and romantic music, the Society for Jewish Folk Music in Russia in the early 20th century, and contemporary works. Live and recorded musical examples will be presented.
He is co-director of “A Summer Celebration of Jewish Music” featured throughout the Berkshires. He is a member of the faculties of the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, the Berkshire Music School in Pittsfield, and Winter Term studies at Williams College. He is a founding member of the NODUS Ensemble and of the Miami Jazz Coop.

The Development of Jewish Art Music—Paul Green
2015-11-21 03:00 - 12:00
Classical, Jazz, and Klezmer clarinetist Paul Green will trace the development of Jewish Art Music from biblical times to the present day, and describe what makes music “Jewish.” Historical events, such as the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, will be discussed insofar as they have affected and influenced Jewish music. The lecture/performance will include examples of Jewish renaissance music, classical and romantic music, the Society for Jewish Folk Music in Russia in the early 20th century, and contemporary works. Live and recorded musical examples will be presented.
He is co-director of “A Summer Celebration of Jewish Music” featured throughout the Berkshires. He is a member of the faculties of the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, the Berkshire Music School in Pittsfield, and Winter Term studies at Williams College. He is a founding member of the NODUS Ensemble and of the Miami Jazz Coop.
Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Forever Young - Cabaret with Linda Mironti
2015-11-14 03:00 - 12:00
In song and stories Linda Mironti explores the notion that age has nothing to do with staying young. . . or does it?
Come to hear her and see what you think! Linda’s first voice teacher was her Grandmother Angelina who taught her Italian folk songs while showing her how to make gnocchi and pasta. Ironically, for the 7 years she performed in Italy, she sang mostly jazz, rhythm and blues, and original pop material, as she wrote lyrics for herself and many other artists.
It wasn’t until her return to New York City in the mid-90s that she was able to include her favorite Italian songs in her performances. Linda has been organizing creative workshops in the arts in Italy for the past 20 years and singing anywhere she happens to be, including here in her new home in Sandisfield.
Reserve your seat now—-you’re not getting any younger!

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Organics in the Landscape: Healthy plants = healthy people - with Rich Lassor and Michael Mugridge from Nature Works Land Care
2015-11-14 03:00 - 12:00
Lassor and Mugridge will introduce you to the natural systems at work in Nature. Learn how to work with these systems by using Organics to grow vibrantly healthy food and ornamentals in your landscape. A thriving natural Eco-system and abundant health are natural results. The talk will cover seeing your surroundings from an organic perspective and include planning for a practical application.
Lassor, owner of Nature Works Land Care, has been operating an all organic landscaping business in Southern Berkshire County for ten years. His focus is helping his clients gain greater health and enjoyment from their landscapes by focusing on working with Nature’s powerful systems.
